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. >> spain spends 42% of their total economy on government. we're now spending 42% of our economy on government. i don't want to go down the path to spain. i want to go down the path of growth that puts americans to work with more money coming in because they're working. >> all right. i don't want -- >> no, no. >> i can imagine it would seem offensive. here is the question had it comes to his words versus the president's words. the president, everyone hangs on every syllable or consonant. mitt romney, does he have more latitude or is he under the same microscope over seize? >> he is not under the same microscope. some of the things he's said in the past before that comment about spain, for instance, about the palestinians and how israelis are somehow implying culturally business minded where as the palestinians are not and some of the things he said regarding russia, for instance, that it is america's number one geopolitical foe, and those have been framed in the foreign press and other countries outside of the united states as gaffes by someo
. >> spain spends 42% of their total economy on government. we're now spending 42% of our economy on government. i don't want to go down the path to spain. i want to go down the path of growth that puts americans to work with more money coming in because they're working. >> all right. i don't want -- >> no, no. >> i can imagine it would seem offensive. here is the question had it comes to his words versus the president's words. the president, everyone hangs on every...
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we should do that every time the government changes. that's one of the things romney talked about that actually made sense, not in a partisan way or a muslim brotherhood is coming way. in a serious american foreign policy way. i think we saw that with libya. we turned our back. you're done, not our fight, thank you very much, good-bye. >> we're going to have to take a break. when we come back, more of the romney foreign policy. we're going to ask why he stopped bashing china when we come back. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hung
we should do that every time the government changes. that's one of the things romney talked about that actually made sense, not in a partisan way or a muslim brotherhood is coming way. in a serious american foreign policy way. i think we saw that with libya. we turned our back. you're done, not our fight, thank you very much, good-bye. >> we're going to have to take a break. when we come back, more of the romney foreign policy. we're going to ask why he stopped bashing china when we come...
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not an al qaeda sponsored government that follows on. and all this loose talk of my friend, governor romney and the congressman about how we are going to do -- we could do so much more. what more would they do, other than put american boots on the ground. the last thing america needs is to get in another ground war in the middle east. requiring tens of thousands, if not well over 100,000 american forces. that -- they are the facts. they are the facts. every time the governor is asked about this, he doesn't say anything. he goes up with a whole lot of verba verb verbiage, but he says he would not do anything different than what he is doing now. are they proposing putting american troops on the ground, american planes in the air space? if they do, then they should speak up and say so. that's not what they are saying. we're doing it exactly like we need to do to identify those force forces who will provide for a stable government and not cause a regional sunni/shia war. >> no one is proposing to send american troops to syria. how would we d
not an al qaeda sponsored government that follows on. and all this loose talk of my friend, governor romney and the congressman about how we are going to do -- we could do so much more. what more would they do, other than put american boots on the ground. the last thing america needs is to get in another ground war in the middle east. requiring tens of thousands, if not well over 100,000 american forces. that -- they are the facts. they are the facts. every time the governor is asked about...
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not an al qaeda sponsored government that follows on. all this loose talk have my friend governor romney and the congressman about how we are going to do -- we could do so much more in there. what more would they do other than put american boots on the ground? the last thing america needs is to get in another ground war in the middle east requiring tens of thousands, if not well over 100,000 american forces. that -- they are the facts. they are the facts. now, every time the governor is asked about this, he doesn't say anything. he goes up with a whole lot of verbage, but when he gets pressed, he says, no, he would not do anything different than we are doing now. are they po proposing american troops on the ground, putting american aircraft in the airspace? is that what they're proposing? if they do, they should speak up and say so, but that's not what they're saying. we are doing it exactly like we need to do to identify those forces who, in fact, will provide for a stable government and not cause a regional sunni-shia war when bashir a
not an al qaeda sponsored government that follows on. all this loose talk have my friend governor romney and the congressman about how we are going to do -- we could do so much more in there. what more would they do other than put american boots on the ground? the last thing america needs is to get in another ground war in the middle east requiring tens of thousands, if not well over 100,000 american forces. that -- they are the facts. they are the facts. now, every time the governor is asked...
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we only have one truly sacred obligation as a government. and that's to equip those we send into harm's way and care for those who come home. that's the only sacred obligation we have. everything else falls behind that. i would also tell him that the fact that he, this decorated soldier you talked about, fought for his country, that that should be honored. he should not be thrown into the category of 47% who don't pay their taxes while he was out there fighting and not having to day taxes and not taking responsibility. i would also tell him that things that occurred in this campaign, every campaign, that i'm sure both of us regret. any of us having said, particularly in these special new groups that can go out there, raise all the money they want. not have to identify themselves and say the most scurrilous things about the other candidate. it's an abomination, but the but tom line here is i would ask that hero you reference to take a look at whether or not governor romney or president obama has the conviction to help lift up the middle class
we only have one truly sacred obligation as a government. and that's to equip those we send into harm's way and care for those who come home. that's the only sacred obligation we have. everything else falls behind that. i would also tell him that the fact that he, this decorated soldier you talked about, fought for his country, that that should be honored. he should not be thrown into the category of 47% who don't pay their taxes while he was out there fighting and not having to day taxes and...
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you have efforts at governance. we still have a very robust american embassy, so they get a sense of what's going on inside the decision makers in iraq, and we also have a military presence in the form of a military assistance group, if you will, so that we can bolster that as necessary, but that now has reached the point where it must be a request from the government of iraq. we can influence the requests and the questions that they ask us, so we should be able to reinforce that relationship as necessary. >> is it realistic, because one of the only differences between these two is on the issue of syria and whether or not those rebels should be armed and providing arms. is that a way of actually ending this civil war, as romney suggests, as actually arming heavy arms to those rebel that is a lot of people don't even know who they are or whether or not they would get in the hands of terrorists? >> well, that's a single tact that can be taken. it by itself, you know, exclusive of other efforts that should be ongoing r
you have efforts at governance. we still have a very robust american embassy, so they get a sense of what's going on inside the decision makers in iraq, and we also have a military presence in the form of a military assistance group, if you will, so that we can bolster that as necessary, but that now has reached the point where it must be a request from the government of iraq. we can influence the requests and the questions that they ask us, so we should be able to reinforce that relationship...
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but they want to rely on the private sector not government to get that done. in a word they're going for vouchers. they don't like calling it vouchers, but that's really what it is. right now if you're on medicare, what happens is the government pays medicare, medicare pays the hospital, the hospital takes care of you. under this plan, the government would pay you, and you would decide if you wanted to buy into medicare, or into private insurance that will create competition between the two, in their theory, and that is how you get at that very same waste what that the white house wants to get out. these are two very complicated huge programs. there are critics on bh sides who say this plan won't work or that plan won't work. or this plan will leave people stranded or that plan will leave people stranded. but the truth is, it is complicated. so if we go to this basic claim that both sides have raised here that somehow this is all about destroying medicare. that is simply false. that is a scare tactic, no matter which side is saying it. so why are they saying i
but they want to rely on the private sector not government to get that done. in a word they're going for vouchers. they don't like calling it vouchers, but that's really what it is. right now if you're on medicare, what happens is the government pays medicare, medicare pays the hospital, the hospital takes care of you. under this plan, the government would pay you, and you would decide if you wanted to buy into medicare, or into private insurance that will create competition between the two, in...
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at least partly because the reagan and bush tax cuts reduced government revenues. you have a debt and deficit hawk. do you worry looking ahead about the debt under romney might explode again similarly? >> well, number one, the deficit is the symptom. spending is the disease. i me, since world war ii, revenues have averaged about 18.5% of the economy. spending is at 20%. now due to the president's policies we have revenue that's gone down due to less economic growth but it's spending that's skyrock skyrocketing. he has it up to almost 25% of the economy and on automatic pilot for 40%. that means middle income families will suffer. >> but why would -- >> it is a spin proven problem. the deficit is the symptom. spending is the disease. you have to take care of the spending side and once again, brooke, if you look at irs data, you will see that revenues actually increased when we brought down rates because we had more economic activity. >> but congressman, why would -- >> -- to your proposition. >> why would the trickle down theory work this time producing record debt
at least partly because the reagan and bush tax cuts reduced government revenues. you have a debt and deficit hawk. do you worry looking ahead about the debt under romney might explode again similarly? >> well, number one, the deficit is the symptom. spending is the disease. i me, since world war ii, revenues have averaged about 18.5% of the economy. spending is at 20%. now due to the president's policies we have revenue that's gone down due to less economic growth but it's spending...
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we don't want our government killing innocent people. and that we will go back home and pressure our government to stop this. >> well, the obama administration would say these drone strikes are necessary because they've taken out dangerous people who can harm the united states. >> what the people that we have met with from the region tell us, that this is a recruitment tool for al qaeda and the taliban. that as soon as there's a drone strike that kills somebody's child or kills their wife, in that culture, the culture is then to pick up a gun and seek revenge. these people, when we went into a meeting ere there were just thousands of people waiting for us, they were chanting "we want peace, we want peace." they don't want to live like this. this has been over eight years of drone strikes. killed way too many people. and they were so excited to see us coming as the face of americans who value their lives and who want to live in peace with them as well. >> medea, the united states has a tricky relationship with pakistan. we're trng to bett
we don't want our government killing innocent people. and that we will go back home and pressure our government to stop this. >> well, the obama administration would say these drone strikes are necessary because they've taken out dangerous people who can harm the united states. >> what the people that we have met with from the region tell us, that this is a recruitment tool for al qaeda and the taliban. that as soon as there's a drone strike that kills somebody's child or kills...
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we're running to be government -- to lead the government of the entire united states. >> so say whatever he wants as long as he gets elected. >> i don't know where the moral high ground is for president obama on this. remember the guy who wasn't going to take money from super pacs? >> absolutely. good point. another one. you've noted too, those are both right and evolution on gay marriage is ridiculous. but that's not a flip. he tried to guantanamo bay. so did bush and mccain. but this is unprecedented. and when i talk to my radio listeners and when you hear people, they don't care about substance and policy as much as i think theshtd, they care about principle and character. >> president obama set the precedent and did it without having a primary. >> i want to take issue with the notion everything he said before is completely different than what he's saying now. i didn't say you are saying it. but there's this narrative that somehow mitt romney's changed on everything. that is categorically untrue. he's principle keystone romney care which he constantly refers to, he refused to run away
we're running to be government -- to lead the government of the entire united states. >> so say whatever he wants as long as he gets elected. >> i don't know where the moral high ground is for president obama on this. remember the guy who wasn't going to take money from super pacs? >> absolutely. good point. another one. you've noted too, those are both right and evolution on gay marriage is ridiculous. but that's not a flip. he tried to guantanamo bay. so did bush and mccain....
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that might be a really good role for government. the bottom line is, i'm suggesting all that to you, i put it together, some other people have, it is not coming from the government. >> since we're talking housing, i want to point out, you saw this i don't know if our viewers have, the headline from jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimond, we believe the housing market has turned the corner. has it? >> that's a big deal for them because most of their record profit by the way they had, they reported today, came from loans, a lot more loans. look, it turned a corner because there say combination of low interest rates and low home prices that buyers are srting to think it is going to come up. i think that probably stays in place for a little while unless something goes wrong and interest rates start to soar. but, yeah, for the moment, everybody i'm talking to, companies, people, car companies, that sell trucks, telling me the same thing. construction, new building and renovation are way up because people are buying houses. that is good. >> if t
that might be a really good role for government. the bottom line is, i'm suggesting all that to you, i put it together, some other people have, it is not coming from the government. >> since we're talking housing, i want to point out, you saw this i don't know if our viewers have, the headline from jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimond, we believe the housing market has turned the corner. has it? >> that's a big deal for them because most of their record profit by the way they had, they...
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i know another company was taken over by the chavez government. and the reality is that nobody really knows what is going to happen. so that's something that can be expected in the next six years. >> here is why we care and why we're talking about it. gas, oil, right? let me look down. they're the fourth largest exporter of oil to the united states. one of the top oil producing countries in the world but more than 35% of the population lives below the poverty line. as paula mentioned, economists are worried they could go off the cliff here. she mentioned default in a couple of months. listen to what some economists are saying. >> they have already reached point where the current situation can't continue, a continuation of the current policy framework could culminate in a crisis effectively. >> right now, at least, we need the oil when you hear the precarious situation that is their economy, should we be worried? >> i find the situation very ironic. we, the united states, get about 8% to 9% of the oil from venezuela, a socialist country. venezuela,
i know another company was taken over by the chavez government. and the reality is that nobody really knows what is going to happen. so that's something that can be expected in the next six years. >> here is why we care and why we're talking about it. gas, oil, right? let me look down. they're the fourth largest exporter of oil to the united states. one of the top oil producing countries in the world but more than 35% of the population lives below the poverty line. as paula mentioned,...
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were state governments laying off teachers and firefighters at this rate? >> no. absolutely not. >> well, that's part of the recovery. our unemployment is where we are right now if republican governors weren't slashing teach eshs and slashing first responders. >> that's a circular process, cornell. if it grows faster, government would have more money to spend. >> i'll even agree with you. >> those are middle class jobs. don't slash those now. we didn't do it under reagan's recovery. why are we doing it now? >> excuse me, we, the republicans are not in charge of the white house last time i looked. so it's not we. >> but you're talking about the governors houses where the jobs are being lost. >> the policies that president obama is defending as bringing the economy back that tim geithner is now saying have the economy performing at near full potential, those are the president's policies and the democrats policies. not the republican policies. in fact, if you look at the states that have republican governors, you'd find their level of growth and their level of job cr
were state governments laying off teachers and firefighters at this rate? >> no. absolutely not. >> well, that's part of the recovery. our unemployment is where we are right now if republican governors weren't slashing teach eshs and slashing first responders. >> that's a circular process, cornell. if it grows faster, government would have more money to spend. >> i'll even agree with you. >> those are middle class jobs. don't slash those now. we didn't do it under...
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government systems and contractors to find other vendors. but h youuawei say it is committee is trying to poke china in the eye on cyber attacks holding the company hostage. >> huawei is huawei. it's not china. whatever concerns they have with the state, the government of another state or vice versa has nothing to do with my company and my company should not be held hostage to someone's political agenda. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest information communications providers in the world. a $30 billion firm with 120,000 employees worldwide operating in 140 countries. with 1,700 employees in the u.s., it provides telecommunications infrastructure as well as phones and tablets. it's founder is an officer in the chinese army but they deny a connection. the congressional committee huawei says made up the mind even before the hearings began. a statement on the company's website says the committee's report not only ignore e ed our proven track record of network security in the united states and globally but also paid no attention to the large am
government systems and contractors to find other vendors. but h youuawei say it is committee is trying to poke china in the eye on cyber attacks holding the company hostage. >> huawei is huawei. it's not china. whatever concerns they have with the state, the government of another state or vice versa has nothing to do with my company and my company should not be held hostage to someone's political agenda. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest information communications providers in...
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the chair of the government committee that initiated this hearing opened up by saying the state department was, quote, coming clean as it released new details just last night. those details include officials saying that attack at the consulate in benghazi was impossible to defend. and today, a regional security officer testified the assault was something the united states had never seen before at a diplomatic outpost. >> i had not seen an attack of such ferocity and intensity previously in libya. nor in my time with the diplomatic security service. i'm concerned that this attack signals a new security reality, just as the 1983 beirut marine barracks bombings did for the marines, the 1998 east africa embassy bombings did for the state department, and 9/11 did for our entire country. however, we must remember that it is critical that we balance our risk mitigation efforts with the needs of our diplomats to do their jobs. the answer cannot be to operate from a bunker. >> also, it revealed in this hearing still under way on the hill how officials in benghazi asked for more security at the cons
the chair of the government committee that initiated this hearing opened up by saying the state department was, quote, coming clean as it released new details just last night. those details include officials saying that attack at the consulate in benghazi was impossible to defend. and today, a regional security officer testified the assault was something the united states had never seen before at a diplomatic outpost. >> i had not seen an attack of such ferocity and intensity previously...